Minnehaha

Orig. in Excelsior, Minn., by the Univ. of Minn. Fruit Breeding Farm, from seed collected from the Seth Kenney orchard of Morristown, Minn., in 1908. Introd. in 1920. Malinda o.p.; selected in 1914; tested as Minn. 300. <b>Fruit:</b> size medium; oblate, sometimes slightly irregular; deep red striped and splashed to completely cover a yellow ground; flesh firm, fine-grained, crisp, tender, white or slightly tinged with yellow, medium juicy, flavor rich, aromatic, subacid, quality good; season November to February. <b>Tree:</b> hardy, vigorous and productive; well-shaped, rounded, moderately dense head.